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James Nasmyth

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Everything connected with war and warlike exploits is interesting to a boy.


— James Nasmyth


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From a very early period of my life I have derived the highest enjoyment from listening to music, especially to melody, which is to me the most pleasing form of composition.


— James Nasmyth


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In 1854 I took out a patent for puddling iron by means of steam.


— James Nasmyth


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In order to keep pace with the influx of work I had to take on fresh hands.


— James Nasmyth


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My father was always anxious to give pleasure to his children. Accordingly, he took me one day, as a special treat, to the top of the grand old tower, to see the chimes played.


— James Nasmyth


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OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us.


— James Nasmyth


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Week by week my orders grew, and the flat of the old mill soon assumed a very busy aspect.


— James Nasmyth


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A short explanation soon cleared up the mystery (one of the managers of the Works had copied the drawing of it from the Scheme Book while on a visit to England). " He then communicated the same to her parents and told them his prospects and so became betrothed in the same day. He had heard of the fame of Henry Maudslay's workshop and resolved to get employment there; unfortunately his father could not afford to place him as an apprentice at Maudslay's works.

He retired at the age of 48 and moved to Penshurst Kent where he developed his hobbies of astronomy and photography. James Hall Nasmyth (sometimes spelled Naesmyth Nasmith or Nesmyth) (19 August 1808 – 7 May 1890) was a Scottish engineer and inventor famous for his development of the steam hammer.

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